Jonathan Swift invented the word “Yahoo” for the non-humans in his novel “Gulliver’s Travels.” Swift describes the Yahoos as vile and savage creatures, filthy with nasty and repulsive habits. Although they resembled humans, Yahoos were in fact primitive creatures far less intelligent than the horses in the same novel. In modern usage the word “Yahoo” has become synonymous with “cretin,” “dinosaur,” and “Neanderthal.”

Tonight on MSNBC, Chris Matthews labeled Conservatives in the Republican party as “Yahoos,” meaning they are less than human and are deserving of neither rights nor respect. In the same breath he labeled members of the Tea Party movement as RACIST™. These harsh hate-filled statements are political tactics learned directly from the Saul Alinsky and Alolf Hitler playbooks. Rule Number One – Demonize those you disagree with as less than human. Make your opponents the scapegoats of society.

Are we Americans in the midst of a Second Civil War, or did the first war never conclude?

It seems I have lived my entire life in the midst of the battles of the War Between the States. In 1950, on the playground of my grammar school in Baltimore we had to choose sides. “Are you a Reb, or a (spit, groan) Yankee?” I now live in Northern Virginia where one cannot drive ten miles without passing through a once bloody battlefield. “Are you a Reb or a Yankee” has become “Are you a right-wing conservative Nazi, or a loving, compassionate (spit, groan) Commie Lib?”

Last Friday the state of Arizona passed a law requiring local police to report undocumented workers (illegal aliens) to the Federal government. Although much of the Arizona law was crafted word for word from Federal law governing immigration, it is being condemned by other states as unconstitutional and racist. The people of Arizona support the law saying it is needed to curb crime in the border state, which is a key corridor for the smuggling of illegal drugs and humans from Mexico.

Minnesota is one state in opposition to Arizona’s act and is contemplating shunning the desert state. The mayor of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota has already banned publicly funded travel to Arizona. The state law set a “dangerous example to the rest of the country by creating a culture that made racial profiling acceptable,” he said. A number of cities in the bankrupt state of California are threatening boycotts against Arizona for vowing to enforce the law. California’s San Francisco has practically cut off diplomatic relations with Arizona, as Mayor Gavin Newsom announced a moratorium on all official city travel to anywhere in Arizona. Los Angeles is planning a boycott.

While other states are planning severe punishment for Arizona, Georgia and Texas and other State Legislatures across America are planning to propose similar state immigration enforcement laws. A Texas lawmaker plans to introduce a tough immigration measure similar to the new law in Arizona. Rep. Debbie Riddle of Tomball said she will push for the law in the January legislative session, according to Wednesday’s editions of the San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle. “The first priority for any elected official is to make sure that the safety and security of Texans is well-established. If our federal government did their job, then Arizona wouldn’t have to take this action, and neither would Texas” said Rep. Riddle. Republican Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tim James has vowed that if elected, he will require English to be the only language of Alabama’s driver’s license exam. “This is Alabama; we speak English. If you want to live here, learn it” he says.

Then there are the looming shadows of the secretive militias all across the land who do believe that federal border laws should be enforced: The Militias.

According to the famous poem on the Statue of Liberty, America once opened her doors.

“Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

Now the cry is “MAY DAY, MAY DAY.” as Latinos plan massive May Day rallies in more than Seventy American cities. “The marches and demonstrations are going to be far more massive than they otherwise would have been,” said Los Angeles rally organizer Juan Jose Gutierrez. Meanwhile, the federal government of the United States, formerly known as “The Union” is coming down against Arizona and other states following Arizona’s hubris in lawmaking. Is Arizona the second South Carolina? Time will tell.

More Proof This is NOT Your Grandmother’s America! At the exact same time that President Obama dismissed the Revolutionary War heritage of America, he was praising with uplifted voice the “timeless heritage” of Russia.

It seems that the current American President has officially snubbed the women of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (The DAR) at their yearly convention in Washington, D.C., appropriately named “Continental Congress.” Tradionally, American Presidents send greetings to the respected, non-political woman’s organization, either in person or via written or video address. This year, 2009, the stunned audience of descendants of Revolutionary War Patriots sat in silence awaiting a message from their President, for whom many of the women had voted.

The lineage society, whose motto is “God, Home and Country,” accepts women who can prove direct descent from a patriot of the American Revolution regardless of race, religion or ethnic background. This year, civil rights legend Dr. Dorothy Irene Height was awarded the DAR’s highest recognition, the DAR Medal of Honor, for her lifetime of service, leadership and patriotism.

Other events highlighted during Continental Congress were:

Founders Medals for Patriotism, Education, Heroism, and Youth

Americanism Award

Outstanding Veteran-Patient of the Year

Outstanding Youth Volunteer of the Year

Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee Award for the Army Nurse of the Year

Margaret Cochran Corbin Award for distinguished women in military service

Outstanding Teacher of American History

Outstanding Community Service Award

During 2008-2009, which included Barack Obama’s tenure as America’s President, women of the DAR volunteered more than 60,000 hours to veteran patients, awarded over $150,000 in scholarships to American students, and supported schools for the underprivileged with donations exceeding one million dollars.

While President Obama deemed that the women of the DAR were not worthy of their nation’s gratitude, he did address, in person, the 2009 graduating class of the New Economic School at Gostinny Dvor in Russia on July 7, 2009, during the exact time that the Daughters of the American Revolution were in Washington remembering America’s “heritage” and the sacrifices of their patriotic ancestors of the Revolution. Obama spoke to the Russians of their “heritage,” with these exact words from The White House Official Web Site:

I speak to you today with deep respect for Russia’s timeless heritage. Russian writers have helped us understand the complexity of the human experience, and recognize eternal truths. Russian painters, composers, and dancers have introduced us to new forms of beauty. Russian scientists have cured disease, sought new frontiers of progress, and helped us go to space.

These are contributions that are not contained by Russia’s borders, as vast as those borders are. Indeed, Russia’s heritage has touched every corner of the world, and speaks to the humanity that we share. That includes my own country, which has been blessed with Russian immigrants for decades; we’ve been enriched by Russian culture, and enhanced by Russian cooperation. And as a resident of Washington, D.C., I continue to benefit from the contributions of Russians — specifically, from Alexander Ovechkin. We’re very pleased to have him in Washington, D.C.

UPDATE: The official statement from Linda Gist Calvin, President General of the NSDAR, graciously states “Rumors have been circulating suggesting that the absence of greetings was an intentional slight on the part of the President. Your President General is sure this is not the case. … Greetings from the White House to the DAR Continental Congress actually did not begin until 1910. There have also been more than a dozen years since that time in which greetings were not forthcoming. Regardless, please be assured that the DAR will continue to foster relationships with those in the White House and share our objectives of historic preservation, education and patriotism.”

“Borking” & “High Tech Lynchings” have been put on hold justin case a Republican is ever again nominated. Today there is a “Sotomayor LOVE FEST” in Washington DC!

What a difference there is between the treatment of a Republican President’s Supreme Court nominee and that of a Democrat President. This current President, Barack Obama, voted every single court nominee that came before him as a Senator, as UNQUALIFED to serve! He even said that Chief Justice John Roberts should not serve on the court. Yet now, his nominee, Sonia Sotomayor must be treated with much more respect, for she is GOOD! Viva La Difference?

Here are some of Kerfuffles’ SCOTUS Posts from Inquisitions of Past Republican Nominations, all written after the “High Tech Lynching” of Justice Clarence Thomas, when there was no blogging:

Big O was NOT ogling that 16-year-old Brazilian girl at the G8. It was President Sarkozy of France! Our State-run ABC News has the video proof. Remember ABC News? They proved that Obama did NOT bow to the Saudi king & that Brian Williams did NOT bow to Big O.

But, it only gets worse for Big O the longer he hangs out in Italy with Sarkozy! Look at this and notice that the leader of Italy is behaving extraordinarily good: head hung low contemplating the ground: G8, foto di gruppo per i grandi del mondo.

From London come these most interesting photographs of Malia Obama and her family’s political fashion statement. Pre-teen Malia was accompanying her father, the American President, in Europe. Why does the American media refuse to publish photographs of the Obama trip to Europe that America’s taxpayers are paying for?

What was the message that the Obama family was sending to America and the world by having their daughter wear the American anti-war symbol on the very day that her father was shooting missiles into Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing scores of people? Is the Obama family protesting America’s war policy? If so, why not tell the Commander-in-chief to just STOP IT? Or was Malia a walking poster child for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament? No one believes this t-shirt to be just an inadvertent wardrobe malfunction with Malia choosing a peacenik, anti-nuke logo instead of a smiley face or pink flower. Oh no! This European trip was an “official” state visit by the White House entourage, which apparently even included American celebrities. Official state visits are always very well planned in advance, particularly the family’s public wardrobe.

Even if one does not find the message of the t-shirt to be interesting of itself, what about the appearance of the President’s daughter being abducted by P-Diddy while the Secret Service looks on? Should not that merit a mention by America’s media? Here we see P-Diddy (at least that’s who I think he is) trying to kidnap Malia Obama while one Secret Service bodyguard looks away, another looks bemused, and a third looks like he’s either drunk or totally contemptuous of the entire scene. Meanwhile, the fourth Malia bodyguard is moonwalking his way out of the scene, while an Italian police officer is concentrating on nabbing a pickpocket. Who knows what else we would find in this photograph if we could see the rest of the characters. Perhaps everyone following the Malia parade was wearing a “Death to America” t-shirt. Believe it or not, but later on Malia Obama removed the Peacenik T-shirt to reveal underneath … ta da … another Peacenik T-shirt in a different color. At least it was not a logo of Che Guerrero.

Malia Obama in a T-shirt bearing the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament symbol in Rome ahead of the G8 summit: The Picture.

Don’t look for this story at any “MSM” site or news outlet. It can only be found in English in the British Press. The America Press is afraid the Obama administration will punish them if they print the photograph. Don’t think for one moment that David Letterman and his ilk will mention this photograph during their comedy routines that pass for News in America of today. They are all too occupied slandering the children of Sarah Palin.

2005 to date, by Kerfuffles.
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